Picross e
Video game series
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Picross e is a series of nonogram puzzle video games developed and published by Jupiter for the Nintendo 3DS handheld game console. It is the successor to Jupiter's Nintendo-published Picross games including the Mario's Picross series and Picross DS. It was later succeeded by the Picross S series. On February 29th of 2024, a year after the discontinuation of the Nintendo 3DS's Nintendo eShop, Jupiter released Picross S+, a compilation of every puzzle previously included in the Picross e series, with the first game's puzzles being included in the base game, and the rest being sold as separate downloadable content.
Games
| Game | Date of Release | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Japan | Europe | North America | |
| Picross e | 27 July 2011[1] | 6 September 2012[2] | 13 June 2013[3] |
| Picross e2 | 28 December 2011[4] | 24 January 2013[5] | 25 July 2013[6] |
| Picross e3 | 12 June 2013[7] | 14 November 2013[8] | 3 October 2013[9] |
| Picross e4 | 20 November 2013[10] | 22 May 2014[11] | 1 May 2014[12] |
| Picross e5 | 11 June 2014[13] | 13 November 2014[14][15] | |
| Picross e6 | 24 December 2014[16] | 30 July 2015[17] | 6 August 2015[18] |
| Picross e7 | 27 April 2016[19] | 22 December 2016 | 5 December 2016[20] |
| Picross e8 | 20 December 2017[21] | 18 January 2018 | 21 December 2017 |
| Picross e9 | 8 August 2018 | Unreleased | Unreleased |
The puzzles of the Picross e series were later re-released as part of Picross S+ for Nintendo Switch.
Spin-offs
Jupiter used the mechanics and UI of their Picross e games as the basis for a number of licensed spin-off games:
| Game | Date of Release | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Japan | Europe | North America | |
| Club Nintendo Picross | 13 September 2012 | Unreleased | Unreleased |
| Club Nintendo Picross Plus | 9 October 2013 | Unreleased | Unreleased |
| Pokémon Picross | 2 December 2015 | 3 December 2015 | 3 December 2015 |
| My Nintendo Picross: The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess | 17 March 2016 | 31 March 2016 | 31 March 2016 |
| Pictlogica Final Fantasy | 12 July 2017 | Unreleased | Unreleased |
| Sanrio Characters Picross | 25 April 2018 | 28 June 2018 | 19 July 2018 |
Reception
Reception towards the series from professional critics has been "average" according to aggregate review website Metacritic and GameRankings.